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The Time and Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs

The podcast to help you, as an ambitious high-achieving Type-A woman, master work-life balance as a business owner. Join Kirsty Knight each week, so she can help you create the level of success you truly desire, in a business that you love, without needing to sacrifice time for yourself, your health, your family, and your enjoyment of life outside of your business. Without hustling, without working yourself into the ground, and without burning out. Kirsty will be sharing lessons from her own business journey, business strategies, time management and productivity hacks, and the psychology you need to understand - to help you go from overworking and overwhelmed, to mastering your time and productivity, so you can be working less, and earning more. If you are trying to build or scale your business, but find yourself struggling with overwhelm, self-sabotage, procrastination, distractions, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hustling, overworking and always thinking "there just aren't enough hours in the day", this podcast is for you. You CAN have it all. And she's going to show you how.
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Episodes

164 - The Psychology Behind Why You Keep Avoiding Important Work

Are you tired of reaching 2:07 PM only to realize you've been avoiding work that matters while staying "busy" all day? I'm Kirsty Knight, and I'm exposing the shocking truth about why high-achieving women find themselves stuck in this maddening cycle—and it has nothing to do with laziness or lack of discipline. If you're constantly avoiding tasks that would grow your business while drowning in low-value activities, your subconscious mind is working against you in ways you never imagined. Discove...

Jun 23, 202527 minEp. 164

163 - From Overwhelm to Progress: Ady’s Transformation

Ever told yourself you “just don’t have time” to chase that project, only to realize years have slipped by and nothing’s changed? In this episode, I sit down with my friend and client Ady, a writer who spent 30 years waiting for the perfect moment to start her novel. Together, we unpack the stories we tell ourselves about time, productivity, and what it really takes to shift from stuck and overwhelmed to unstoppable and fulfilled. This isn’t about calendar hacks or rigid routines—it’s about rewr...

Jun 09, 202543 minEp. 163

162 - Is Using AI for Productivity Cheating or Smart Strategy?

Ever wondered if using AI to organize your chaos is the ultimate productivity cheat, or just smart business? In today’s episode, I'm discussing the myths around tech shortcuts, hustle culture, and what it really means to earn your progress. If you’ve ever battled brain overwhelm, felt guilty about using tools like ChatGPT, or questioned whether you’re “doing it right,” this one’s for you. I’m sharing stories, mindset shifts, and practical tips to help you ditch the guilt, outsmart your time, and...

May 26, 202531 minEp. 162

161 - How to Stay in a High-Productivity State for Longer

Ever had those days where you accomplished more in one hour than you did in the entire week before? I'm Kirsty Knight, and what I'm about to reveal isn't just another productivity hack. It's the missing piece that explains why some days you're unstoppable and others you can barely reply to an email. My approach to understanding your unique productivity cycles helped me 10X my results without adding a single hour to my workweek, and it's about to transform how you run your business, too. Your tim...

May 12, 202524 minEp. 161

160 - Productive vs Busy: How to Tell the Difference

Midnight. Living room. Back killing me as I ironed endless bed linens. I was working 17-hour days in my campsite business. Cleaning bell tents until my hands were raw. I greeted guests with a smile despite my exhaustion. Answering enquiries at dawn. Washing and ironing bedding until midnight. Then doing it all again the next day. Yet my business wasn't growing. I had zero work-life balance. And my bank account certainly didn't reflect my herculean efforts. The harsh truth? I wasn't being product...

Apr 28, 202533 minEp. 160

159 - The Secret to Consistent Productivity

Ever wondered why some days you're an unstoppable productivity machine while others you can barely check off a single task? I'm Kirsty Knight, and in this episode, I'm revealing the game-changing concept of your "Productive Blueprint" – the unique combination of strategies, mindsets, and environmental factors that unlock your peak productivity state. Stop chasing random productivity hacks that work for everyone else but you, and discover your personal formula for consistent results. Ready to tra...

Apr 14, 202524 minEp. 159

158 - Productivity in the Face of Chaos: The Interruption Protocol

Are you tired of having your workday shattered by endless interruptions? In this episode, I reveal my powerful protocol for managing interruptions and maintaining peak productivity, even when your mother-in-law shows up unannounced at your home office door. This is a must-listen for high-achieving women entrepreneurs who want to transform their relationship with interruptions and reclaim hours of focused work time each week. I share my battle-tested strategies for remote work productivity, teach...

Mar 31, 202519 minEp. 158

157 - Your Focus Is Gold: Stop Letting Interruptions Steal It

Are you tired of having your workday shattered by endless distractions? In today's episode, I expose why managing interruptions is the hidden key to remote work productivity that nobody's talking about. If you're an ambitious woman entrepreneur drowning in work from home distractions while trying to build your business, this episode is your lifeline. I share the uncomfortable truth about why traditional productivity advice fails women entrepreneurs and reveal my proven system for reclaiming your...

Mar 17, 202523 minEp. 157

156 - Multitasking is a Scam: What Productive Women Know

Frantically jumping between tasks might feel productive, but it's actually sabotaging your success. Your brain isn't wired for multitasking—it's physically impossible—yet we keep trying, leaving a wake of half-completed work that delivers zero return on your time investment. In this eye-opening episode, I’m exposing the dangerous myth of multitasking and revealing why task switching is the hidden culprit behind your overwhelm, unfinished projects, and diminishing profits. Ready to transform your...

Mar 03, 202530 minEp. 156

155 - Stop Sleeping On It: A Fresh Take on Strategic Decision Making

What if everything you've been taught about how to make a decision is actually keeping you stuck? While other entrepreneurs are scaling their businesses, you're still 'sleeping on it.' Today, we're busting the myths about decision-making that are secretly sabotaging your success and revealing a framework that will change everything. Join me as I shatter common myths about decision-making that keep ambitious women entrepreneurs stuck in analysis paralysis. If you've ever told yourself "I just nee...

Feb 17, 202521 minEp. 155

154 - Optimizing Time: Break Free From the Perfect Morning Routine Trap

Ready to break free from the "perfect morning" trap that's keeping you stuck? Join me as I shatter the myth that you need to "win your morning to win your day." If you're tired of writing off entire days because your morning didn't go as planned, this episode is your permission slip to embrace imperfect action and transform your productivity mindset. Whether you're starting your workday at sunrise or sunset, I’m revealing why optimizing your time isn't about when you start – it's about how you t...

Feb 03, 202512 minEp. 154

153 - How to stay focused on work even when your mind is racing

Can't focus because your mind is a tornado of personal drama, health worries, or family conflicts? In today’s episode, productivity expert Kirsty Knight reveals her strategies for staying focused at work – even when life throws emotional curveballs. Whether you're running an online empire from your kitchen table or managing a team remotely, you'll discover how to transform your scattered thoughts into laser-sharp concentration. If you're tired of your personal life hijacking your workday, this e...

Jan 20, 202520 minEp. 153

152 - How to Make 2025 Your Most Productive Year of Business

Many business owners are hoping for 2025 to be their most productive year yet! While that’s a lovely goal, if you want it to actually happen—you need to plan for it. It doesn’t just happen. Today I’m sharing exactly how you go about setting yourself up for your most productive year! We’re paying special attention to quarter 1 of 2025! I’m diving into specific exercises to walk yourself through to establish how much time you’re realistically working with and what to do with it. I’m also having yo...

Jan 06, 202517 minEp. 152

151-3-Step Year-End Review Process for Business Owners

It's so easy to leave a year-end business review until after Christmas, but sometimes that means we go into the holiday with unprocessed emotions—particularly if our year didn't go quite the way we wanted. Or it means we don't fully celebrate ourselves if our business did go well because we've usually forgotten about a lot of the things we did that were worth celebrating. I’ve run year-end review workshops before using this exact 3-step process I’m taking you through in this episode. So I want y...

Dec 23, 202417 minEp. 151

150 - 4 Ways to Lower Your Resistance to Planning

What if I told you it was possible to lower the resistance you have to planning? That it is possible to think of yourself as “good” at planning. To “like” planning. To want to take the time to plan. You’re not alone in thinking this is an impossible feat. I have many clients who come to me wanting to get better at managing their time and being more productive. And they know that when they plan, it works well for them - but even with all that evidence showing it works for them, they still have so...

Dec 09, 202415 minEp. 150

149: The Importance of Solving Problems in the Right Order

On a recent family holiday, I was so focused on solving for several problems and challenges that I missed the most important one of all. Of course, the ones I tackled were important, but the order in which I focused on them and solved them needed to be shifted. Ironically, this is something that I coach my clients on. Hence, this episode! Because sometimes as entrepreneurs, we’re solving for problems in the wrong order, and sometimes we’re trying to solve the wrong problems altogether. Tune in a...

Nov 25, 202413 minEp. 149

148 - 11 Time Management Tips For Getting Stuff Done With a Baby

If you have a time-sucking life circumstance that is making it difficult to get it all done, you will absolutely love this podcast. I condense my top 11 tips for getting stuff done even when you have a baby or some other time-sucking circumstance that leaves you with way less hours.

Nov 10, 202411 minEp. 148

147 - Accepting you have limited time is key to getting more done

Series: Time Management with a Newborn, Part 11 If you have a time-sucking life circumstance that is making it difficult to get it all done, denying your reality and trying to hustle through regardless is simply costing you more time. In this episode of the Time & Productivity Podcast for Entrepreneurs, I talk about the power of acceptance of your new reality and how it might be the key to you getting more done.

Oct 27, 202410 minEp. 147

146 - Why you aren't getting support even when you need it

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Series Part 10 Tune into the podcast this week where I talk about the different types of support you could get to help you in this season of life and the 5 reasons you might not feel like support is an option for you, to help you see why it might be.

Oct 13, 202416 minEp. 146

145 - Get more organised if you want to be more productive

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Series Part 9 Tune into the podcast this week where I talk about how organisation and preparation will impact your productivity, and sell you on why even the smallest bit you can do is worth doing.

Sep 30, 202414 minEp. 145

144 - How to still get things done when you're low on time and energy

Series: Time Management with a Newborn - Part 8 Tune into the podcast this week where I share a super short, real, raw, and FAR-FROM-PERFECT episode to help give you the reminder and permission that if you lower your standards and move away from perfectionism, you can still get things done - even when you are short on time, energy and brain space.

Sep 15, 202411 minEp. 144

143 - The power of constraint when you have limited hours

Series: Time Management with a Newborn, Part 7 Tune into this week’s episode where I share how constraint might be the one thing you need when it comes to being successful in your business, when working with limited hours.

Sep 01, 202418 minEp. 143

142 - How to plan even with an unpredictable life circumstance

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Part 6 Tune into this week’s episode where I share how you need to think about planning ahead - and how you can adapt it to help you get more done than if you didn’t make a plan in the first place - EVEN when you have an unpredictable life circumstance that tends to throw you off-course regularly.

Aug 18, 202413 minEp. 142

141 - Why prioritising is so hard

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Part 5 Tune into this week’s episode where I share the 8 challenges to prioritising, the consequences of not prioritising in your business, and some simple strategies that will help you to prioritise effectively and in just a few minutes - super important if you want to get more done in your day.

Aug 05, 202420 minEp. 141

140 - Improve your self-talk to get more done

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Part 4 Tune into this week’s episode where I share how your self-talk impacts on your ability to get things done and some simple strategies that will help you improve your self-talk - if you want to get better at managing your time.

Jul 21, 202417 minEp. 140

139 - Are you promising yourself tomorrow will look different?

Tune into this week’s episode where I share when you should and when you shouldn’t use the promise of ‘tomorrow’ being better than today in terms of getting things done - if you want to get better at managing your time.

Jul 07, 20249 minEp. 139

137 - Does the math of your task list and your time add up?

Series: Time Management with a Newborn Part 1 Tune into this week’s episode where I share the foundational principle behind all effective time management - and one that applies whether you have a newborn you are trying to keep alive, whilst still getting things done - or not.

Jun 09, 202414 minEp. 137

136 - Time Mastery as a Business Owner and New Mum with Stacey Boehman

An honest conversation with Master Certified Coach and Sales Expert, Stacey Boehman, on going from “hot mess” to time mastery, the challenges of running a business as a new mum, planning for maternity leave and getting work done whilst also allowing for unexpected illness, family-related interruptions and spontaneous breaks. We talk about: My current struggles with a little human who doesn’t yet have a routine and needs constant care round the clock Both of our journeys from hot mess to time mas...

May 27, 202455 minEp. 136

135 - Deciding what is enough so you can stop overworking

If you constantly find yourself working in the evenings and/or weekend, when you didn’t really expect to be… Or if you are disciplined with not doing that, but when you stop work to switch off, you feel like you are constantly behind… Tune in to this week’s podcast episode to learn the one thing you must do right now - to change this for you.

May 12, 202412 minEp. 135
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